the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
main force; chief object; mainline
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
progress; advance; improvement; development
series of battles; successive battles
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
very much; very many; more and more
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
one's way back; one's way home
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
regret; repentance; remorse
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to snatch from; to steal from
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
sequence photographs; serial photographs; photographic strip
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
something; some kind of; for some reason